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in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news. >> no, i only got a busy snd. >> woodrf: some tried in vain to reach filies all night. >> i have a t of sisters the, and i went over there in julyo spend time with them. i don't know if i will have chce to see them again. >> wdruff: in miami's little iti section this morning, a mass forhe earthquake victims was held at the cathedraof st. mary the dister affected all, from everydayeople to community leaders, includi phillip brutus, the first itian american elected tthe state legislature in flori. >> a lot of pele are uncounted for. my wifis in haiti. i have a five-
in washington today, psident obama pledd u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred mes of ocean between uand a long history that binds utogether, haitians are our neighbors i the americ and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with e many haitian- americans arnd our country, who do not yetnow the fate of their milies and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miamto new york and elsewhere, itian- americanbegan gathering last night to wt for news....
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. >> washington fell into a 2-6 slide into the second half of that debut season. >> i just feel like the worst coach in america. >> reporter: the off season brought hope. 2009 began the way 2008 ended. >> we have high expectations and losing creates thoughts. >> reporter: the theory many believed is the second year of the five year contract would be his last, despite unwaivering support from his players. >> it is definitely not one person. >> after an embarrassing loss management no longer believed his ability to run the offense. stripping him of the duties and hiring lewis who went to calling the plays. some of the guys weren't sure who he was. >> he accepted the decision but he never liked it. >> if it is really the play calling i'm ready to try it. >> they gave him an endorsement for the remainder of the season. new general manager was noncommittal about zoran's long- term prospect. >> we will discuss the future. >> reporter: but he no longer had one here in washington. the first major decision became firing the head coach. >> reporter: so the era comes to an end. players will be
. >> washington fell into a 2-6 slide into the second half of that debut season. >> i just feel like the worst coach in america. >> reporter: the off season brought hope. 2009 began the way 2008 ended. >> we have high expectations and losing creates thoughts. >> reporter: the theory many believed is the second year of the five year contract would be his last, despite unwaivering support from his players. >> it is definitely not one person. >> after an...
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"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> co-chairs of the 9/11 commission discuss intelligence failures leading up to the northwest flight 253 attempted bombing. . . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. to examine the reforms in the to examine the reforms in the orist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may need further reform so that we cannot fulfill our responsibility to protect the homeland security of the american people. i want to go back to last week's first before we focus on this one. i very much appreciated the fact all of the witnesses in last week's hearings, and dennis blair, janet napolitano, all acknowledge that mistakes were made with regard to the christmas day attack on the plane over detroit. all three offered to work with each other and with this committee to make our existing terrorist -- counter terrorist quicker and harder to penetrat
"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> co-chairs of the 9/11 commission discuss intelligence failures leading up to the northwest flight 253 attempted bombing. . . ç>> the hearing will come to order. this is the second in a series of hearings will examine where the intelligence reforms in the wake of the attack of 9/11 are working. to examine the reforms in the to examine the reforms in the orist attacks and the ongoing threat in what we have done earlier may...
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. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we didn't know it had hit port-au-prince hard until about two hours later. >> larry: of course, you drive frantically to reach gillian. what happened to you, gillian? >> i was in a meeting with my coworker, chuck, when the earthquake hit, and the ground started shaking, and i couldn't place what was going on, and i asked him what was going on and he said it was an earthquake. we ducked underneath a door frame and within 30 seconds we were completely buried under and pinned. >> larry: frank, when you got there, how did you find gillian? >> i walked up to the house and the road the house was on was blocked, an
. >> larry: joining us now from washington, frank and gillian thorpe, survivors of the earthquake. gillian was buried under the rubble for many hours, trapped in the haitian headquarters of the mission where she and frank worked. frank, how far away were you? >> i was about 100 miles north of port-au-prince. i was doing research on a story up north in a region called ahmsrouge. we felt the earthquake up there, the ground beneath us bounced, but we didn't know it was so serious. we...
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>> bitterly cold temperatures leave washington in a deep freeze. some people are struggling to cope with the cold without heat or electricity. plus, terrorist threats from security changes at airports. important information travelers need to know. rescuers ramble, trying to get a man trapped in an overturned car in rock creek. the d.c. region is in a deep freeze tonight. the effects are being felt all over that area. thousands of people are without electricity tonight. some schools will open one hour late tomorrow. in west virginia, berkeley, jefferson, and morgan county schools are delayed by two hours. steve joins us with the very latest conditions. >> improving conditions in terms of the wind, especially around the immediate metro area. we are looking at wednesday at about 15 in d.c., ocean city 18 miles per hour winds. just a moment ago we talked about the school delays in garrett county and western maryland. there is a winter weather advisory until 6:00 in the evening tomorrow. they could pick up 4 to 5 inches of snow. there is a win -- when j
>> bitterly cold temperatures leave washington in a deep freeze. some people are struggling to cope with the cold without heat or electricity. plus, terrorist threats from security changes at airports. important information travelers need to know. rescuers ramble, trying to get a man trapped in an overturned car in rock creek. the d.c. region is in a deep freeze tonight. the effects are being felt all over that area. thousands of people are without electricity tonight. some schools will...
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got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always against deficit spending. he was against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put to mary matlin, scott brown took off in december, and in large part when he began campaigning, he nationalized the race. and when he did that, along with his populism and authenticity, he reminds me of sarah palin in some ways. he is real and for the people. that combination of nationalizing the race and the personality really drove this and brought him a victory against a, as we know, not a very good candidate. >> larry: donna, speaking today, he m
got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always...
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good news for florida they are in second place. 21 points behind washington. we will get you ready for the opening face off at 6:30 p.m. here on comcast sportsnet. >> coming up, well, it is that classic game of he said she said. gilbert arenas, tells the commissioner to go ahead and suspend him? not according to the commissioner. >> hear what magic johnson has to say on agent 0s suspension when geico sportsnite returns. >> and jim zorn may not have to travel far for his next job the latest on where the z man may end up. this is geico sportsnite anncr vo: with the new geico glovebox app... anncr vo: ...you can get help with a flat tire... anncr vo: ...find a nearby tow truck or gas station... anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. get hou he3 mo hingat? ow t som een g toyou. you lo--utte so c i .. i lo i .. otheer l- i' one ank -ou le taoffbeermuch you e grlsnee trips b er l taste grs. you're gorg
good news for florida they are in second place. 21 points behind washington. we will get you ready for the opening face off at 6:30 p.m. here on comcast sportsnet. >> coming up, well, it is that classic game of he said she said. gilbert arenas, tells the commissioner to go ahead and suspend him? not according to the commissioner. >> hear what magic johnson has to say on agent 0s suspension when geico sportsnite returns. >> and jim zorn may not have to travel far for his next...
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in washington, there is a loud debate centered on health care. the policy choices are far from clearcut, but the states are struggling and we need relief but in terms of increased financial support, in better policy so that everyone has access to affordable and high-quality health care. it is a big issue. touches every family and business in maine. reform is difficult work. we know that because maine has been a leader enacting the first comprehensive health reform in the country and well we know we need a national solution, we are going to continue on a path to increase access quality and reduced costs. so tonight i am announcing another part of that effort. each one of us can help to lower health care costs by taking better care of ourselves and taking responsibility. as a doctor once told me, we can show up at the emergency room and pretend like we had nothing to do with the experience. tomorrow a new resource will be available to help mainers take control of their own health. it is not health care reform from washington or augusta but better h
in washington, there is a loud debate centered on health care. the policy choices are far from clearcut, but the states are struggling and we need relief but in terms of increased financial support, in better policy so that everyone has access to affordable and high-quality health care. it is a big issue. touches every family and business in maine. reform is difficult work. we know that because maine has been a leader enacting the first comprehensive health reform in the country and well we...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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jason scored his first for washington. the capitals win big 8-1. largest margin of victory this season. the caps have also won three straight. wild card saturday here on nbc 4, eagles against the cowboys, pretty much all dallas in this one. here in the third quarter, felix jones goes 73 yards for a touchdown. cowboys crush the eagles 34-14. their first playoff victory in 13 years. dallas will meet minnesota in the next round. in cincinnati. jets taking on the bengals. jets beat the bengals for the second week in a row, 24-14. college hoops. 12th rank georgetown hosting number 13 uconn. uconn. the hoyas trailed but they came back. georgetown rallied back to win it 72-69. that's your "sports minute." i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. >>> we're -- the time is 7:39. appearances can be deceiving. why your fatness doesn't necessarily determine your fitness. >>> the husband of a missing utah woman is packing up his bags and moving out. friends and family members helped josh powell load items into a rental truck as he prepares to move from utah to washi
jason scored his first for washington. the capitals win big 8-1. largest margin of victory this season. the caps have also won three straight. wild card saturday here on nbc 4, eagles against the cowboys, pretty much all dallas in this one. here in the third quarter, felix jones goes 73 yards for a touchdown. cowboys crush the eagles 34-14. their first playoff victory in 13 years. dallas will meet minnesota in the next round. in cincinnati. jets taking on the bengals. jets beat the bengals for...
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r more on all this, we are joined again by binyamin appeaum of the "washington post." he covers the nancial dustry. biamin, welcome back. >> thank you . >> warner: that was pulist rhetoric we heard fr the president. why now? >> the answer seems to bthat banks are about to annoue very lae profits for 2009. ey've indicated that they pl to pay my of their employees very large bonuses. stoll so t obama administration is king the portunity to empathize with the anger that many american el about that and to show th it trying to do something. >>arner: as the president id, it's going to be levied the largt banks, brokerage fis, insurance holding coanies but not the smaller banks, not t community banks not even t big auto companies which got tarp fds. why? >> ty don't want a tax that would fa on everyone who received gernment aid, rather ey want to collect the cost that aid from the firms that they say caused the isis. these the largest nancial firms, thenes that played on wall street, the os that, you ow, took advantage of the xity in rules to make huge profits anthen to take
r more on all this, we are joined again by binyamin appeaum of the "washington post." he covers the nancial dustry. biamin, welcome back. >> thank you . >> warner: that was pulist rhetoric we heard fr the president. why now? >> the answer seems to bthat banks are about to annoue very lae profits for 2009. ey've indicated that they pl to pay my of their employees very large bonuses. stoll so t obama administration is king the portunity to empathize with the anger that...
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but i went back and looked at the "washington post" for january 2nd, 2009. i looked at words "crisis." there were about seven or eight mentions of that word. most of them problems in the financial sector and undealt with problems in russia. all those problems now don't merit the word "crisis" today. and that's an indication of where we have come on the pressure on our financial markets gobblely and here in this country. -- globally and here in this country. we are not facing the prospect of a meltdown in our financial system. >> but in the past we've always been able to grow ourselves out of our fiscal crisis. not because congress has stepped up to the bar and cut spending or raised taxes all of it's been growth. in the 90's a technological revolution. in the first decade there was this phony leverage thing. where is the growth coming from in the next decade? >> i don't mean to be a cassandra here my rosy predictions from my two book end friend, but let's get one thing. nobody runs for things would have been really worse if we hadn't been in office. that is
but i went back and looked at the "washington post" for january 2nd, 2009. i looked at words "crisis." there were about seven or eight mentions of that word. most of them problems in the financial sector and undealt with problems in russia. all those problems now don't merit the word "crisis" today. and that's an indication of where we have come on the pressure on our financial markets gobblely and here in this country. -- globally and here in this country. we are...
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it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father of our country. employ these eternal rules of order to right, and get to work for the good of the people of virginia. thank you. god bless virginia. and god blets this great country. [cheers and applause] >> so bob mcdonnell now officially the governor of virginia, he becomes the state ds 71st chief scuteyi and will give his first staid address next week. that will begin live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this weekend on book tv, marine corps university professor on military leadership and winning counter insurgency wars. also, children's book auttedsor and illustrator on
it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father...
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>> i got to learn a lot on politics, and how they work inside washington. i learned about issues and concerns that people and the workers and government house. as. >> who have you seen on the stage that is open your own eyes? >> there are a lot of speakers. i would say mr. zerati, the admiral, and also the speakers on health care. they have helped me understand, especially with health care reform, how things work and what they are trying to do with the bill. >> do you belong to a party? >>no. >> why not to? >> i consider myself independent. there are some things i agree with democrats and i agree with republicans. i prefer to be independent. >> joran for the president of the student center? what does that mean and what was your platform? student senate, you ran for president. >> what was a good experience -- that was a good experience. >> what were the issues? >> there are many issues in our school -- to wish him, and other things -- tuition, and other things. i had to work with many organizations to make things work in our community. >> how much is your tu
>> i got to learn a lot on politics, and how they work inside washington. i learned about issues and concerns that people and the workers and government house. as. >> who have you seen on the stage that is open your own eyes? >> there are a lot of speakers. i would say mr. zerati, the admiral, and also the speakers on health care. they have helped me understand, especially with health care reform, how things work and what they are trying to do with the bill. >> do you...
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sitting across the washington area. later this afternoon, snow flurries, the snow associated with this disturbance out t the west may sneak in herement we could have scattered snow showers during the course of the afternoon. they won't be seeing it,but they won't accumulate. what we are concerned about the cold air sticking around for the next several days. the pattern will hold tight for the next several days. still windy. the winds better than yesterday. only 30 miles an hour. a high temperature warmer than yesterday. 32 degrees. that's it. tomorrow, better. 34. here 40 by thursday. sunshine this week. that's the possibility. we could have a coastal storm develop thursday night into friday. we will see what happens with that. that's the latest couple of trends to take it to the south. perhaps it will miss us. >> now i will give it to allison. >> thank you, tucker so much. >>> sometimes owning your own pad is not -- your own pet is not an option, but that doesn't mean you can't help the four- legged friends in need. if
sitting across the washington area. later this afternoon, snow flurries, the snow associated with this disturbance out t the west may sneak in herement we could have scattered snow showers during the course of the afternoon. they won't be seeing it,but they won't accumulate. what we are concerned about the cold air sticking around for the next several days. the pattern will hold tight for the next several days. still windy. the winds better than yesterday. only 30 miles an hour. a high...
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forecast for washington for today looks like this. we are dealing with a couple of different things. number one, a lot of clouds around today. number two, the winds, i think that will be your most significant weather factor because you team that up with the low temperatures or the high temperatures in the low 30s. that will give you wind chills in the 20s. that will feel pretty rough today. winds gusting to 30. again, those flurries here and there during the course of the day. five-day forecast, below normal all week long. thursday night, a chance of snow into friday. we could see some accumulations with that. but there are a left question marks about that storm system. we'll let you know more later in the week. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. back to you now. >> all right. thank you so much, tony. >>> with the new year comes a new year in politics as well and looming on the horizon is health care. we want to get the latest on this right now. happy new year, emily. >> happy new year. >> it seems like the last tim
forecast for washington for today looks like this. we are dealing with a couple of different things. number one, a lot of clouds around today. number two, the winds, i think that will be your most significant weather factor because you team that up with the low temperatures or the high temperatures in the low 30s. that will give you wind chills in the 20s. that will feel pretty rough today. winds gusting to 30. again, those flurries here and there during the course of the day. five-day...
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right now, to sort of get the in washington look. i have to say so far i agree. it's been fascinating, a lot of funnel. >> what have you learned? >> well, i'd never been to washington before. >> ever? >> no, not ever. so i really -- i had my own opinions about how things were getting done. i still have those opinions but it's been nice to talk to people who live here. >> give us an idea of opinions you had before you got here about this town. >> i didn't mean necessarily about the town but more the people in it. there was a quote that gene alpert said on the first day -- 65 square miles of washington, surrounded by reality. that was my mentality going in but i think it makes a lot more sense now, the world that this is in. >> why? >> this is the center of everything. like -- i have that opinion now and it's not something they understood before. it's not a place that you can come and take in opinions from outside and ignore the fact that this is the place where you have to engage with the system of government as it exists, not necessa
right now, to sort of get the in washington look. i have to say so far i agree. it's been fascinating, a lot of funnel. >> what have you learned? >> well, i'd never been to washington before. >> ever? >> no, not ever. so i really -- i had my own opinions about how things were getting done. i still have those opinions but it's been nice to talk to people who live here. >> give us an idea of opinions you had before you got here about this town. >> i didn't mean...
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here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >> brown: bonner's underground world is made up of aisle after aisle of envelopes and boxes containing images that for the most part went unpublished, called them theç outtakes from thousands of assignments and expeditions. vintage black-and-whites and transparencies asçó well as the first commercially successful color photographs produced on glass and known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,000 pieces of original art commissioned by the society includingç this wyeth painting titled sea monsters now to be worth several million dollars.ç millions of more recent transparencies are kept in cold
here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >>...
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>>>"the washington times" showingf its new look today. they announced a new senior editor and the elimination of most local covers ptty printed edition contains two sections, one with political, national security, and local news, and a second with editorial, opening, and cultural coverage. >>> nighttime bork will mean the delays on three of metrobus business lines. work will be done with the dream medical center and grows and our sunday-thursday to close. similar work will be done on the boat and are in the blinds and should add at least 20 minutes to your trip. >>> local governments are betting on gambling options to bring in more revenue per the mega millions of lottery is expanding to the district at the end of the month. power ball will spread to maryland and virginia and maryland is slowly advancing toward slot machine gambling. officials hope that sales will drive up profits and create jobs. drive up profits and create jobs. >>> i had, brian is back with a laxatives? i've tried all these. this one's gritty. this one can make you blo
>>>"the washington times" showingf its new look today. they announced a new senior editor and the elimination of most local covers ptty printed edition contains two sections, one with political, national security, and local news, and a second with editorial, opening, and cultural coverage. >>> nighttime bork will mean the delays on three of metrobus business lines. work will be done with the dream medical center and grows and our sunday-thursday to close. similar...
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in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's 82nd airborne division. they left fort bragg, north carolina today. their main task is to prepare for the arrival friday of more than 800 other u.s. military personnel. and thousands of additional u.s. troops are expected to head to haiti in the coming days. at the same time, the president warned a relief effort of this magnitude will not happen all at once. >> even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. >> reporter: underscoring the u.s. commitment, secretary of state hillary clinton cut short her tr
in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very, very important that a signal be sent to the taliban. even when all afghan forces have been trained, the international community will see to it that this army and police are able to survive. otherwise the taliban can hope to attack immediately when the police and security forces are not properly paid, and therefore not motivated. >> sreenivasan: merkel met with afghan president hamid karzai, on the eve of an international conference on afghanistan in london. in afghanistan, 11 suspected taliban militants were killed in an air and ground strike by nato
"the washington post" reported today u.s. teams have stepped up operations with yemeni forces-- killing six regional al-qaeda leaders in recent weeks. taliban forces have rejected an afghan plan to get them to stop fighting. in an internet statement, the group warned financial incentives won't work. it said the only solution is for foreign troops to withdraw. but in germany, chancellor angela merkel said it would be wrong to set a date to withdraw. >> ( translated ): it is very,...
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. >>> the final word goes to jim zorn, the outgoing coach of the washington redskins who was asked given everything he endured this season he thought he had been treated fairly. >> you got to understand, in my world, nothing has to be fair. you see what i mean? it's not up to me. it's not about fairness. i don't ever think about -- because i could whine about, you know, just whine about how uncomfortable everything is. that is not productive. >> reporter: jim zorn is scheduled to speak at a press conference tomorrow at 12:25. you have to wonder what's going to go on there because normally if a coach is fired he does not get a chance to speak at his normal press conference. that 12:25 press conference could turn into a bruce all press conference. stay tuned. lindsay murphy will be out at the park live, dave ross will be live in san diego and i'll be at the park on the fox 5 news at 5:00. have a great night. we'll see you for a jam packed monday tomorrow. >>> this has been geico sports xtra.
. >>> the final word goes to jim zorn, the outgoing coach of the washington redskins who was asked given everything he endured this season he thought he had been treated fairly. >> you got to understand, in my world, nothing has to be fair. you see what i mean? it's not up to me. it's not about fairness. i don't ever think about -- because i could whine about, you know, just whine about how uncomfortable everything is. that is not productive. >> reporter: jim zorn is...
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word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try to free themselves. >> she is crying out because two of her feet are pinned. >> there was a handful of guys just working under the hot sun. they had been digging through the rubble with their hands and then the miracle of having her pulled out alive. they figured out a way to move some things and chip away at some things suddenly coming free and even amidst this tragedy in the area they saved this dwirl's life. the other moment i won't forget is we were with looters, people quickly started getting out of control. young guys started arriving with weapons and they had pieces of debris and broken bottles. and i remember see
word, i'm john king in washington. thank you for watching. >>> an earthquake ravages haiti. no one to help them. >> we are hearing voices in the rubble. you are watching "larry king live." >> larry: haiti is the poorest country in the country and yet somehow, some way, people manage to survive. there are amazing stories hard to forget. >> wednesday morning we went out and trying to rescue under the rubble and they had been working for all of that morning try...
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robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour. >> thank you all very much. my goodness, thank you. wow, this is a wonderful occasion. several of us were quite nervous when we saw the snow start last night, so i'm delighted the sun is out and shining on all of you here as we gather for this the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking gathering and agreement in cairo. when i think about that and the thousands of people who were part of it who came together to declare with one voice that reproductive health care is critical to the health of women and that women's health is essential to the prosperity and opportunity of all, to the stability of families and c
robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour....
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revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >> neil: it's me. i was so intrigued by this story. are the nerds finally getting their revenge? white house budget director peter orszag has all of a sudden become geek guy. orszag knows his numbers. crunch this number. two. one greek shipping heiress had his baby, a beautiful tv reporter who is his fiancee. just doesn't add up for a guy like orszag you wouldn't think. jude law or gibson or tom brady or me, make sense for guys like that. now dwo dweebs are having their day. i've been saying it for years. lewis got the girl in "revenge of the nerds." he's joining us. thank you for coming. >> good to be here. >> neil: your movie was a great inspiration
revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >>...
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i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital troubles, and i had some issues growing up, a guy from rent them would be here standing before you right now and going to washington, d.c., are you kidding that? i know that you have jobs to do. and i have a life and i respect those jobs. but it is not only overwhelming, it is so -- i cannot tell you how proud i am to be here standing before you all, and having an opportunity to maybe send the country in a different and better direction. that is my goal. other made say that he is going to do this are that. i have never listened to them. i am n
i am not even been down to washington yet. i do not want to say that that is a silly question, but i am just so thankful for the support that i have received from everybody for it last night when i stated shook everybody's hands who are sweating and pushing -- those of the people i want to go down there and represent and to think about something higher, i am just happy to be in this position. if you would have told me growing up that a guy whose mom was on welfare and parents had marital...
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three weeks of deadly sniper attacks around washington d.c. ten dead three wounded. trent lott resigns as senate republican leader after praising retiring senator strom thurmon, but the top story of the year, the war on terror continued and u.s. and afghan troops continued the largest ground assault in the u.s. led military campaign since the war began in october of 2001. what did you think of the press coverage as the war began there? >> i think that the afghanistan war back then was very popular to cover. i think that was, as cal indicated, that's when the country was really united behind among other people president bush. we remember president bush's pitch in the yankees world series 2001, but that halo of goodwill ga goodwill carried over to 2002. >> jon: cal, your take there? >> well, i think that the unity was good and we all celebrated including the media and many remember the controversy over american flag lapel pins not only on this network, tom brokaw on nbc had to defend himself not wearing the american flag pin and got to be incredibly silly. the job of t
three weeks of deadly sniper attacks around washington d.c. ten dead three wounded. trent lott resigns as senate republican leader after praising retiring senator strom thurmon, but the top story of the year, the war on terror continued and u.s. and afghan troops continued the largest ground assault in the u.s. led military campaign since the war began in october of 2001. what did you think of the press coverage as the war began there? >> i think that the afghanistan war back then was...
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it's all raising eyebrows in washington. >> get your free phone at this number. >>reporter: it's the fastest-growing welfare program in the u.s. free cell phones. >> i think it's a good idea. you can't do anything without a phone. >>reporter: how do you get your phone voice mail texting and more than an hour of talk time a month? if you qualify for public-assistance programs like food stamps, medicaid or free school lunches, you're automatically eligible. of course, the phonings are not really free, they're paid for with fees for those who have a cell or hardline phone. it's called universal charge. >> the reality is this is just the frosting an enormous cake. we spend over $800 billion a year providing various types of assistance to the the poor. >>reporter: supporters insist that while it may sound wasteful, low-income americans need cell phones even if they can't afford them. >> it's valid public purpose and needs that can be fulfilled by having this available, but i think we all need to take a really hard look at the cost. >>reporter: the program is costing a
it's all raising eyebrows in washington. >> get your free phone at this number. >>reporter: it's the fastest-growing welfare program in the u.s. free cell phones. >> i think it's a good idea. you can't do anything without a phone. >>reporter: how do you get your phone voice mail texting and more than an hour of talk time a month? if you qualify for public-assistance programs like food stamps, medicaid or free school lunches, you're automatically eligible. of course, the...
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after his comments will you hear from "washington post" columnist jim hoagland and washington scholar, michael eisenstadt this. is an hour and a half. >> good afternoon. welcome. i'm rob satloff director of washington institute of near east policy. i would like to welcome you all to this very special event this. year, the institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary. it is especially appropriate that we can open this celebratory year by hosting our nation's highest ranking military officer. admiral michael mullen. let me take a moment to extend special greetings to members of the institute's board of trustees who are here with us today as well as to those who have gathered in new york, los angeles, south florida, san francisco participating in this session by video conference, welcome to all of you. >> admiral over our 20 years we have been very proud to establish a close working relationship with the uniformed military. sometimes we come to you just today for example, two of our senior scholars cannot be with us. they are down lecturing at the u.s. army central command of atlanta. s
after his comments will you hear from "washington post" columnist jim hoagland and washington scholar, michael eisenstadt this. is an hour and a half. >> good afternoon. welcome. i'm rob satloff director of washington institute of near east policy. i would like to welcome you all to this very special event this. year, the institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary. it is especially appropriate that we can open this celebratory year by hosting our nation's highest ranking...
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. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what additional steps need to be taken following the attempted christmas day bombing of an american airline. >>> the world's tallest building opened today in dubai. the structure is about 2,684 feet high. and it has 164 stories. the most in the world. and it -- its observation deck is on theton 24th floor. -- is on the 124th floor. thousands gathered for a spectacular celebration. the price tag $1.5 billion. only in dubai. >>> after more than a month on the run, a florida man wanted for killing four relatives on thanksgiving day is behind bars. mark strassman reports. >>> it was the ending so
. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what...
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jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag vegetables and the great taste of sauce. try green giant valley fresh steamers. each bag microwaves in minutes, steaming the vegetables until they're cooked to perfection. try green giant valley fresh steamers. why was i hit with this thunderbolt? at 43. when i try to eat right and take care of myself. now i'm on an aspirin regimen because it helps me live the life i want to live. so i can continue to do the things that i love. it's so simple. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i feel great a
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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling into the single digits. we will fall into the teens with the wind out of the board at 10- 15. another cold day ahead, plenty of sunshine. are you ready? we have a warmup on the way. we will look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. >>> people who were out and about tonight cannot escaped the frigid temperatures. john gonzalez is live in arlington. >> many people are not enjoying the weather. from dead car batteries to people stuck on the potomac river, people are feeling the effects of the cold weather and it times is proving to be very dangerous. d.c. fire and ems says this has been an extremely -- they have been very b
captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling...
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so you know outside right now it is a very frigid night here in washington. and all across virginia, maryland, up and down the african-american seaboard it's pretty much cold every where east of the rockies. temperatures for a high didn't even make the freezing mark. 28 in washington after a 16-degree start this morning, our coldest morning since the first week of march. currently, 24 and wind chill of 10 and peak wind gusts at 46 miles an hour both yesterday and today. exceptionally windy weather across the mid-atlantic and up and down the eastern seaboard and current temperatures are already on their way down to the low and mid 20s. single digit wind chills out there early this evening. those will still be out there first thing tomorrow morning so the weather service issued a wind chill advisory from the western suburbs to the shenandoah valley and off to the west of the west virginia panhandle and portions of western maryland and the wind chill values will be in the single digits above zero. snowfall? a little light snow, especially far northern maryland a
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inact, i think when he lks, it's great to be out of washington, be awayrom washington and allhat, i think he haso make the se that public service is important. thathe public mission, that the differee whether 90% of theids in this country go to public sols. -- schools. thats why our business, is the public's busess. i really thi that is it. it is a toh slog but that is what those do. >> h do you read ben bernanke's confirmation vote. only got0 votes and 30 against hi right, i have said on is program we interview people and sometim you interview sobody who tremendous impresses you. and person bernankis tremendous impressive. so i personally was happ he was reconfirmed. whwas it not unanimous. part of it, you know, has made mistake like anybody in this kind of circumstances but frankly a lot of it wa this wasn easy shot at wall street. and ere were several pulist moves, okay, i'm not going to usehat word. there re several words, several moves this wk. >> lehrer: they're availab on-line. >> by people whoant to take a st at wall street or who just want tappear popur and one of them was voting
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thousands rallied washington in the annual "march forife". it was the 37th anniveary of the supreme courdecision of roe v. wade that legaled aborti. the anti-abortion crowd ralld at the white hse, and then moved on tthe supreme court. a handl of abortion rights supporte were also present. downpours sed today as the latest pacific storm med out of southern california. the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especiall for residents inhe foothills of thean gabriel mountains. a state emergency was clared in five counties afte nearly ten incheof rain this week. still,ocal officials said many evacuation orders in los anges county will soon be fted. those are me of the day's main stories. i'll be ck at the end of the program with a preview of at you'll find toght on the newshour's web sit but for now, bacto jim. >> lehrer: and sll to come on the newsur: shlds and brooks; d who's in charge of the internet? that follows a rdown of a remarkab few days in politics. judy woodrf has the story. cheers and applause >> woodruf president obama ended ono
thousands rallied washington in the annual "march forife". it was the 37th anniveary of the supreme courdecision of roe v. wade that legaled aborti. the anti-abortion crowd ralld at the white hse, and then moved on tthe supreme court. a handl of abortion rights supporte were also present. downpours sed today as the latest pacific storm med out of southern california. the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especiall for residents inhe foothills of thean gabriel mountains. a...
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return to washington today after an 11 day vacation in hawaii. he spent part of i had final day there reading intelligence assessments and talking to advisers about threats to the united states. the first family also paid a visit to the honolulu zoo. >> the tsa has a new policy that went into effect at midnight. international air travellers will face tougher security screenings. passengers flying in from 14 nations mostly in the middle east and africa will be patted down and have their luggage searched. all international travellers will see an increase in random screenings. >>> wizards star, gilbert arenas says he'll meet today with police about his decision to bring guns into the team's locker room at the verizon center. he said he used bad judgment. he still will not discuss reports that he and his teammate drew guns on each other during an argument last month. >>> a man died when he flipped his car at rock creek park pap driver on the parkway noticed a car tire sticking out of the frozen creek yesterday. >> derrick ward tells us rescuers were
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we were most of you probably read proust kaufman's op-ed in the washington post yesterday and if you didn't you should have is good, the two things i think bruce didn't mention there are that al-qaeda right now is doubling down on trying to delegitimize and discredit the pakistan and a regime, one, and secondly there are increasing their efforts to co-op with a public opinion surrounding the israeli-palestinian conflict and that's creating all sorts of problems for them but also opportunities. >> thank you. and some more questions? in the back please. >> [inaudible] is there no relation between all these groups? with this issue dirt -- started during the assassination of abdullah azzam. unwed as my friend mentioned, would abu yahya al-libi would, he was born in 1963 and a this is confirmed when writing this was during the fighting in the green mountain all the support coming from the west and some arab countries supporting them to the top of the regime. it originally created to some arab regime. this was said in an interview in a magazine in 1996, issue 963, 964, 965. they created a
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jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could do it but unfortunately i am seeing a lot of it hasn't come to fruition. so, with brown's victory, i'm looking as a republican victory we did have a filibuster and delete things in the government as a whole but we need more checks and balances on things such as health care and how we give our tax dollars going to things. a majority of americans have shown [inaudible] essentially i want more checks and balances, and my brother in law and my family lives up in massachusetts and half of them are liberals and the other half of them are republicans, so it's kind
jim webb the story this evening in the washington post. tim on the republican line joining from orlando. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, tips for taking my call and congratulations to senator brown. bye calling in regards to -- i did vote for mccain and i looked at it as i'm going to graduate college in the next year and by understand [inaudible] i considered strongly voting for obama but i looked at it as an opportunity i supported everything obama said he could do and i hope he could...
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covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny from congress going forward. that always tends to make the market skittish. host: what does this say about the political year? guest: there's a lot of anger out there and everyone is looking for a scapegoat. part of the pitch democratic leaders are making to members is that this is not the only chance you have to show voters you are angry also. we have the jobs bill, the other reform -- this vote dire consequences. there will file for cloture as early as today which would set a vote for no later than thursday or friday. senators do not like to stick around for a friday vot
covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny...
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and bernanke came to washington determined he said at the time to follow greenspan's policy, but to be different and greenspan. i call him in the book to be the un-greenspan. to elevate over the character of the chairman. i think actually that was a bit naÏve. but it did help him build a consensus at the fed. so when the time came for him to exert a strong leadership, to push people to do things that they were not entirely comfortable with, he had acquired their trust. i think that in the beginning he seemed kind of awkward in public. >> host: i was with him recently when he gave a speech and i commented to him afterwards, you seem very relaxed compared to a couple of years ago. and he said i've been doing this a lot. >> guest: i think, so he grew into the job. i think we're kind of lucky that this crisis didn't hit in august 2006 when he had been in the job six months. he did have a year to get used to the fact that -- i don't think anybody could ever appreciate just how much, how much are you now, but more frighteningly, how much every word you utter can move markets around the worl
and bernanke came to washington determined he said at the time to follow greenspan's policy, but to be different and greenspan. i call him in the book to be the un-greenspan. to elevate over the character of the chairman. i think actually that was a bit naÏve. but it did help him build a consensus at the fed. so when the time came for him to exert a strong leadership, to push people to do things that they were not entirely comfortable with, he had acquired their trust. i think that in the...
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the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one. that's a classic. my wife loves 'em. people ask me all the time, you know, you are so great. what is your wife like? i introduce my wife and they say is she really like that at home? he says, yes, he is. it's great. they say, excuse me, honey. it'd like more please. the laughs ensue. then she gets a golf club. >> speaking of pudding. your favorite food? >> honey, honey, no dessert. you have to eat your green vegetables and eat everything on your plate. >> this is why lord axon did not say power tends to purify. >> why are you handing me cookies? >> cookie dough. >> i did. >> i really did. this is like nature's prozac. it's close to it. it has sugar in it. sugar is made by god. i'm
the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one....
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let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and for a look at what's coming up on meet t"meet the press," h david gregory. >> a new year and new fears about terrorism. how safe are we here at home? we'll talk live to the president's top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan. than an exclusive interview with the former director of the cia, michael hayden, and former secretary of homeland security, michael chertoff. plus, our political roundtable weighs in on the year ahead for the obama administration. it's all this morning on "meet the press." >>> do you find it hard to lose weight because you're always hungry? well, hunger is natural. it's
let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and...
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here in the bowls of the "national geograic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç chivist oversees a collection osome 11.5 millioimages. >> withouthe excavation ound. >> brown: there's everythi om an expedition at the north pole inç e late 1800s to hunters izanz bar several cades later. coal miners in england in 38 mount rushmore under constrtion in 1947. 5a >>ust can't wait for people see some of these things. >> bro: bonner's underground worlis made up of aisle after aisle of eelopes and boxes containing imas that for the most part went unpuished, called them theç outtakes fm thousands of assignments and exditions. vintage ack-and-whites and ansparencies asçó well as th first commercially successfu color photographs pruced on glass d known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,00pieces of original art commissied by t society includingç this wyh painting titled sea monsters now tbe worth severamillion dollars.ç millions of more recent trsparencies are kept in cold storage includi 35,000 specially trained personnel can retrieve them in low-
here in the bowls of the "national geograic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç chivist oversees a collection osome 11.5 millioimages. >> withouthe excavation ound. >> brown: there's everythi om an expedition at the north pole inç e late 1800s to hunters izanz bar several cades later. coal miners in england in 38 mount rushmore under constrtion in 1947. 5a >>ust can't wait for people see some of these things. >> bro: bonner's underground worlis made...